Journals and Conferences

www.thelancet.com Vol 378 October 22, 2011 1457 Submissions should be made via our electronic submission system at http://ees.elsevier.com/ thelancet/ with 2009, and of 8% in the fi rst half of 2011… (More)

For 2 years the Greek financial crisis has captured global attention. In return for loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European institutions, Greece agreed on harsh across-the-board… (More)

The objective of this paper is to examine variations in perceptions of access to health care across and within 29 European countries. Using data from the 2008 round of the European Social Survey, we… (More)

Information plays a central role in the ability of a health system to deliver effective health care and secure population health. It is used for a variety of different purposes in health care: to… (More)

OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to investigate whether the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, a national program that introduced financial penalties for high readmission rates for certain… (More)

Following devolution in 1999 England and Scotland's National Health Services diverged, resulting in major differences in hospital payment. England introduced a case payment mechanism from 2003/4,… (More)

International comparisons of health system performance exert major influence on the public and on policy makers. These comparisons allow for reflection on and evaluation of national performance,… (More)